Cb-global

The Cb-global method analyzes satellite data, enabling thunder cells to be detected, tracked, and forecast for up to one hour. Assessing the view of the clouds “from above,” it supplies an upper air space overview of the current thunderstorm situation. The information is presented in a manner that is easy to understand. For pilots and air traffic controllers in particular, this provides quick, comprehensive decision-making assistance when the risk of thunderstorms arises.

Currently, Cb-global uses data from the geostationary satellites Meteosat-8,9,10 and Himawari-8, therefore covering the areas seen from these satellites. This comprises Europe, Africa, the Mediterranean, the Arabian peninsula, the southern Atlantic, and parts of Brazil as regards to Meteosat and large parts of the Asia Pacific region, e.g. Japan, China, Indonesia, Australia, for the HIMAWARI satellite. An extension of Cb-global to the Indian and American satellites is underway finally covering all global flight routes.